HSE REFURBISHMENT INSPECTION INITIATIVE ON THE WAY
Posted on 31st January 2012
Inspectors to focus on unsafe refurb projects during coming months
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, REGULATION, WELFARE, WORK AT HEIGHT
UNIONS PUT CASE FOR STRONG SIMPLE SAFETY REGULATION
Posted on 24th January 2012
TUC criticises Prime Minister for destroying ‘health and safety consensus’
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NEW GUIDANCE ON INJURY AND INCIDENT REPORTING
Posted on 18th January 2012
Advice for businesses on RIDDOR changes coming into force from 6 April 2012
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, INCIDENTS, REGULATION, STATISTICS
SYSTEM FOR CHALLENGING H&S INSPECTOR ADVICE GOES LIVE
Posted on 10th January 2012
Advisory panel will examine complaints over incorrect or disproportionate advice
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PRIME MINISTER CONDEMNS ‘TIDE OF RISK ASSESSMENT FORMS’
Posted on 6th January 2012
Government promises to free SMEs from stranglehold of H&S red tape
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LAW, REGULATION
CIVIL ENGINEERS EXPRESS CONCERNS OVER CDM 2007
Posted on 6th January 2012
ICE report on problems with coordinator competence and design uncertainty
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM 2007, CDM 2007 COMPETENCE, CDM 2007 CONTRACTORS, CDM 2007 COORDINATORS, CDM 2007 DESIGNERS, REGULATION
CHARGING FOR HSE VISITS FULL CONSULTATION FINDINGS
Posted on 13th December 2011
HSE considers public response to government Fee for Intervention proposals
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HSE CHIEF CHALLENGES INDUSTRY ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Posted on 13th December 2011
Workforce ‘wellbeing’ has detracted from traditional construction health issues
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION
GOVERNMENT REVIEW CASTS DOUBT ON CDM EFFECTIVENESS
Posted on 28th November 2011
CDM and work at height regs to be reviewed and tower crane regs revoked
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HSE CHARGING REGIME CONSULTATION EARLY FINDINGS
Posted on 27th November 2011
Construction industry hears of concerns over CDM 2007 ”fee for intervention”
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HSE SEEK WORK-HOME LINK TO REDUCE FALL DEATH-INJURY
Posted on 16th November 2011
Construction long term safety plan looks to engage wider society
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, REGULATION, WORK AT HEIGHT
HSE REVISITS UNSUCCESSFUL SMALL PROJECT STRATEGY
Posted on 4th November 2011
Inspectors report safety advances have not ‘trickled down’ to smaller sites
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MANUFACTURERS ISSUE WARNING ON HSE COST RECOVERY
Posted on 26th October 2011
Minor oversights have potential to destroy company and HSE relationships
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CROWN PROSECUTION ERRED ON MANSLAUGHTER DECISION
Posted on 20th October 2011
CPS makes “unreserved apology” for mistakes in dealing with workplace death
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HSE UPDATE FALL FAQS AFTER PHONE LINE CLOSURE
Posted on 14th October 2011
Falls from height updated web pages published after HSE Infoline shutdown
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INDUSTRY CONCERN OVER HSE COST RECOVERY PLANS
Posted on 12th October 2011
Contractor groups fear lack of ‘rigour’ and changes in HSE ’behaviour’
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HSE CONSTRUCTION FAQS UPDATED PRIOR TO ‘SHUTDOWN’
Posted on 28th September 2011
New and updated web pages published before HSE Infoline closes
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CONSTRUCTION UNION EXPRESS FIT-OUT SAFETY CONCERNS
Posted on 14th September 2011
UCATT highlight implication of recent Westfield Centre incidents
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HSE STARTS SHUT DOWN OF TELEPHONE CONTACT
Posted on 12th September 2011
New incident reporting arrangements herald HSE telephone line closure
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HSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARD TO BE REVISED
Posted on 16th August 2011
New safety management system designed for greater clarity on compliance
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM 2007, REGULATION
SWIFTER JUSTICE FOR BEREAVED FAMILIES COMES CLOSER
Posted on 12th August 2011
Death at work rule change makes prosecutions prior to inquest more likely
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, INQUESTS, PROSECUTIONS, REGULATION
‘TRICKLE DOWN’ STRATEGY FAILS TO IMPROVE SMALLER SITES
Posted on 12th August 2011
Two-tier standards of construction industry safety management now emerging
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HSE INSPECTORS OPPOSE ‘FEE FOR INTERVENTION’ PROPOSALS
Posted on 12th August 2011
Relationships between construction industry and HSE inspectors in peril
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HEALTH & SAFETY PRACTITIONERS RESPOND TO GOVT REVIEW
Posted on 2nd August 2011
IOSH members declare CDM 2007 a success but simplification required
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NEW CHARGES PROPOSED FOR CDM 2007 NON-COMPLIANCE
Posted on 24th July 2011
HSE cost recovery plans set to change the construction safety landscape
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM 2007, REGULATION
REVIEW OF CDM REGULATIONS RESEARCH FINDINGS
Posted on 10th July 2011
Positive results for CDM 2007 despite bureaucracy, complexity and ambiguity
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM 2007, REGULATION
‘BIG SOCIETY’ SOLUTION TO CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PROBLEM
Posted on 1st July 2011
HSE Construction Chief challenges major players to do more for the minors
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HSE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR PRIORITIES 2011 AND BEYOND
Posted on 28th June 2011
Helping smaller sites and engaging major company boardrooms are key
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CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FATAL INJURY STATISTICS 2010/11
Posted on 28th June 2011
Number and rate of fatal injuries rise but total remains below 5 year average
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ENFORCEMENT PRACTICE UNDER GOVERNMENT SPOTLIGHT
Posted on 27th June 2011
Proposals include reducing “over inspection” through ”earned recognition”
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QUICK GUIDE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY REFORM PROGRAMME
Posted on 23rd June 2011
HSE timetable for inspection charging arrangements now made clear
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NEW HSE ADVICE ON DRILLING & PILING RIG SAFETY
Posted on 22nd June 2011
Reliance on trip wires to prevent entanglement likely to be prohibited
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, PILING, REGULATION
SELECT COMMITTEE INQUIRY INTO H&S IN SCOTLAND
Posted on 15th June 2011
Last chance to express views on health and safety north of the border
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GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF UK HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW
Posted on 14th June 2011
Have your say on H&S ’burdens’ and simplifying the regulatory framework
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HSE CHAIR HIGHLIGHTS HEALTH AND SAFETY LEADERSHIP
Posted on 13th June 2011
Conference address to ‘high hazard industries’ has lessons for construction
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HSE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PRIORITIES FOR 2011/2012
Posted on 21st May 2011
Small projects, larger clients, health and leadership all under HSE scrutiny
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UCATT WARNS HSE CUTS RISK WORKERS SAFETY
Posted on 18th May 2011
Construction union UCATT issue warning over planned HSE cuts
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HSE CEASE TELEPHONE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ROLE
Posted on 10th May 2011
New arrangements for online reporting and information from September
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MEWPS COME UNDER HSE SPOTLIGHT IN 2011/12
Posted on 3rd May 2011
HSE to promote take up of industry mobile elevating platform entrapment code
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, MEWPS, REGULATION
HSE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS
Posted on 28th April 2011
Podcast provides insight into inspection in the construction sector
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CONSTRUCTION UNION SLAMS HSE ‘NEW’ OBJECTIVES
Posted on 12th April 2011
UCATT claims HSE Chair needs to undertake a “reality check”
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TOO MANY NORTHERN REFURB SITES FAIL SAFETY TEST
Posted on 24th March 2011
Early results from HSE refurbishment initiative reveal unsafe sites
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GOVERNMENT TO CHARGE FOR H&S ENFORCEMENT WORK
Posted on 21st March 2011
Inspections to be cut by 33% and targeted at higher risk work sectors
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HSE CONSTRUCTION ENFORCEMENT INCREASED DURING 2010
Posted on 16th March 2011
Database shows significant rises on key measures of construction enforcement
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MAJOR CONTRACTOR RECEIVES HSE COMMENDATION
Posted on 9th March 2011
HSE declare project ”exemplary case study” in refurb health and safety
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LEAK INDICATES ‘SPOT INSPECTIONS’ TO REDUCE
Posted on 9th March 2011
BBC programme claims HSE propose third drop in unannounced visits
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ONE IN FOUR NEWCASTLE SITES DECLARED ‘UNSAFE’
Posted on 8th March 2011
HSE refurbishment inspection initiative again reveals poor standards
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, REGULATION
REFURB PROJECTS BLITZ REVEALS ROGUE BUILDING SITES
Posted on 24th February 2011
Nearly one in four Merseyside construction sites fail safety inspections
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USA CONSTRUCTION HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS
Posted on 23rd February 2011
NIOSH publishes index of online construction health safety resources
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BUNCEFIELD EXPLOSION LESSONS FOR CONSTRUCTION
Posted on 22nd February 2011
Report reveals fundamental management flaws behind Buncefield disaster
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM 2007, PUBLIC RISK, REGULATION
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